Knitting box



H.' s. CHASE I KNITTING BOX March 9, 1948.

Filed April 9, 1946' till INVENTOR Patented Mar. 9, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE KNITTING BOX Herbert S. Chase, Worcester, Mass.

Application April 9, 1946, Serial No. 660,814

Claims; (Cl. 223-107) This invention relates to sewing and knittin boxes or containers which may be carried on a strap over the arm in closed condition while at the same time yarn may be drawn therefrom for knitting, sewing, etc. Objects of the invention include the provision of a knitting box as above stated having a top opening cover or lid and a false bottom so that knitting or sewing material may be carried therein for easy accessibility, and below the false bottom there is provided a device for holding and guiding yarn through a slot in a wall; the provision of aknitting box having substantially rigid side walls mounted on hinges for opening the entire box to expose the contents thereof whereby the box may be placed on its side or on end on a table or other support in open condition, and including a hinged bottom mounting a yarn holder, said hinged bottom being swingable to a position aligned with a side wall of the box for use in a stationary supported position on a side thereof, the yarn holder being exposed in either position of the box.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear view in elevation;

Fig. 3 illustrates the box when open;

Fig. 4 is a view showing the box and looking in the direction of the arrow 4 in Fig. 3; and

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the box with the cover open.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, this invention comprises a box having side walls Ill, l2, I l, and i6. Side walls I2 and 16 are provided with a strap i8 for carrying the box. Wall [4 has hinged thereto a cover 20 having a fastener 22 which secures the cover in closed position on wall It. Wall I5 is provided with a hinged bottom member 24 having a fastener 26 similar to that at 22 for engagement with wall to keep the bottom 24 closed.

Sides I2 and [4 are rigidly secured together at approximately the angle shown and sides In and it are also rigidly secured together. Side walls l4 and I6 are hinged together as at 28 so that the box when opened as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 assumes the form of a channel. In this condition, bottom 24 may be either closed as shown in solid lines in Fig. 3 or opened out in alignment with wall l6 as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3 and solid lines in Fig. 4. The bottom member 24 is provided with a holder 30 to hold a ball or spool or yarn or thread 32. A yarn guide 34 having an eye is provided on bottom 24 to guide the yarn from the spool 32 to lead the same through a yarn guiding slot 36 arranged in side wall M. This slot is open at the bottom of its side wall for slipping the yarn in or out and it is provided with a bayonet type guide end 38 to guide the yarn to the exterior of the box for knitting while the box is closed.

Various appurtenances such as a small box 40 and knitting needles holder 42, and scissors, may be applied at the interior of the box. A false bottom 44 is secured to walls I!) and I6 and when the box is closed, sewing, knitting, etc., may be carried on the false bottom 44 without interference with the yarn and accessible by opening top 20 without opening the box itself.

It will be seen from the above description that this invention provides a device of the class described which may be used to knit while it is being carried and which may be opened by the top Cover 20 without opening the box as a whole. Also the box may be fully opened as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and set as on a table either in vertical position or horizontal position with the bottom 24 closed or open.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claims, but what I claim is:

1. Article of manufacture comprising a receptacle, a pair of complementary walls forming the receptacle, each wall having two parts at angles to each other, said walls being pivoted to open and close the receptacle, a hinged cover for the receptacle, and a bottom element, said bottom element being pivoted to one part only of one wall for opening the box for access thereto at the bottom, and a fixed false bottom intermediate the ends of the box to support articles thereon above the pivoted bottom element.

2. Receptacle comprising a pair of hinged complementary walls, each wall having a plurality of fixed angular parts, a cover, a false bottom to support articles in the receptacle for accessibility by means of the cover, a hinged bottom spaced from the false bottom, a yarn holder thereon, and a yarn guide slot in a part of one wall.

3. The receptacle of claim 2 wherein the hinged bottom is pivotally secured to one wall part only, and the slot is located in a wall pivoted to the said one wall part.

4. Knitting receptacle comprising a pair of walls pivoted together, said walls each comprising a pair of rigid members at right angles to each other, a cover pivoted to one wall, a bottom element rigidly secured to a certain wall only intermediate the ends thereof, the receptacle being opened by relatively pivoting the walls without regard to the cover, the bottom element being coextensive with the interior of the receptacle when closed, and another bottom element hinged to a wall in spaced relation to the first named bottom element.

5. Knitting box or the like comprising a pair of wall sectionsaeachrhavingangularlyarranged parts, isaid iwallsections being pivoted taticorrel0 spending edges to close the box or selectively to form a channel, a cover hinged to one part at an end of the box, a bottom closure hinged to a wall part on the other section at the oppositeen'd of the box, a yarn holder on the bottom closure a .15

4 false bottom spaced therefrom and secured to both parts of said other section and extending across the box when closed, and a yarn guiding slot in said one wall part below the false bottom.

HERBERT S. CHASE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the :file of this "patent:

UNITED STATES'PATENTS vrNumber Name Date 250,673 Mason Jan. 26, 1904 1,125,913 Roche Jan. 19, 1915 

